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2008/2009 Season

Many wonderful things come in threes: Three Little Pigs, Three Bears, Three Musketeers, and, of course, the three Stooges: Larry, Curly and Moe. There are the three major food groups (chocolate, fudge, and caramel) and genies always grant three wishes. Three, in short, is good company, and this season, Lulu iwass proud to present our own wonderful throng of threesomes that we know every Tom, Dick and Harry (or Sue, Jane, and Tina) will enjoy!

On Thursday, January 15th, 8pm (pre-concert artists chat at 7:15) Lulu presented Trio Voce with Jasmine Lin, violin; Marina Hoover, cello; and Patricia Tao, piano. All seasoned soloists in their own right; together, their individual panache combines with a depth of spirited camaraderie that lends fresh interpretations to beloved classics, and a thoughtful exuberance to works by living composers. Program will include Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Tower, and Piazzolla.

Saturday, March 7th, 8pm Lulu presented Trio Gabriola! featuring Elizabeth Lutz, soprano with Leah Hokanson, piano; and special guests Corbin Keep, cello; and Deborah Vitek, oboe. Lulu is pleased to feature our very own amazing soprano, Elizabeth Lutz, in a threesome “mixer” with many of Gabriola’s finest classical musicians. Elizabeth’s voice brings a rare power and lyricism to classical repertoire ranging from opera arias to lieder and art song to contemporary works. Program will include Schubert, Schumann, and Villa Lobos.

Then on Friday, April 17th, 8pm (pre-concert artists chat beginning at 7:15) Lulu presented Joe Trio with Allen Stiles, piano; Cameron Wilson, violin; and Charles Inkman, cello. Joe Trio is a versatile, charming, and extraordinarily talented threesome shamelessly setting the classical scene on its ear, with repertoire that encompasses mainstream and contemporary works, to their own off-the-wall renditions of popular, jazz and rock tunes. Program will include Elgar, Smetana, Dizzy Gillespie and Led Zeppelin.





		The Linear Animal Digital paper theatre Andreas Kahre, Kenneth Newby, and Aleksandra Dulic Saturday, April 14th, 8pm Phoenix Auditorium at The Haven Digital media meets the 19th century tradition of paper theatre in this interdisciplinary performance work. Written by Andreas Kahre, with live interactive images by Aleksandra Dulic and digital sound processing by Kenneth Newby of SFU’s computational poetics group, The Linear Animal is a meditation on home and exile, sweeping an arc that ranges from Bavaria across the New World and to the bottom of the deep blue sea... Bruce Vogt, piano Sunday, March 25th, Artists' Talk at 2:30pm, Concert at 3pm Phoenix Auditorium at The Haven Bruce Vogt is a unique and dynamic performer with an immensely varied repertoire, encompassing music from the sixteenth century to the work of contemporary composers. He performs regularly in concerts across Canada, on the CBC and has inspired audiences across the world. An enthusiastic and dedicated performer on period instruments, his recordings include a 1999 CD of the music of Robert Schumann performed on a restored 1864 Erard, and two volumes of the music of Franz Liszt, which have established for him an enviable reputation as a Liszt interpreter. He is currently Associate Professor at the University of Victoria, where he is head of the Piano Department Spend a Night with Lulu, an evening of improvisation based on folk themes... Saturday, January 27th, Phoenix Auditorium at The Haven East Van Strings Thursday, December 7th, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Auditorium at The Haven East Van Strings features Gordon Grdina on guitar, oud and compositions; Peggy Lee, cello, Jesse Zubot,violin and Eyvind Kang, viola. From their inception, when they formed in appreciation for the string quartets of Bartok, Webern and Berg, the group’s music has continuously widened its scope, which now ranges from Berg, free jazz, Arabic taqasim, Indian rhythmic cycles, to Philip Glass. These influences, combined with group improvisation, and the unique personality of each member, create an extraordinary and sophisticated range of expression. The Attar Project: Parmela Attariwala, Gitanjali Kolanad & Shawn Mativetsky Friday, November 10th, 7:30 p.m. The Gabriola Island Community Hall Parmela Attariwala’s art offers an unusual blend of both Western and South Asian cultures. Through music and dance, she brings virtuosity and a contemporary compositional aesthetic together with the traditional music of India. The result is both quintessentially unique, and mysteriously familiar. She will perform with her Toronto based ensemble, The Attar Project, featuring Bharata Natyam choreographer and dancer Gitanjali Koland, and tabla player and percussionist Shawn Mativetsky. The Lina Allemano Four Sunday, October 22nd, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Auditorium at The Haven The Lina Allemano Four is a Toronto based ensemble and proudly features some of Canada’s most internationally sought– after musicians: Lina Allemano, trumpet, Brodie West on alto saxophone; Juno Award winning Andrew Downing on bass, and Nick Fraser on drums. These players live where contemporary improvised music meets jazz, with a strong melodic concept and performances that have been widely praised for their fresh, free-spirited, “in the moment” originality.